What Are the 5 Best KDramas to Watch on Netflix and Why?

Published 09/06/2022, 11:30 PM EDT

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Netflix has a very impressive catalog of Kdramas. The OTT Mughal has brilliant Kdramas no matter what your genre of preference is. Not only is Netflix putting out more new and brilliant Kdramas such as Little Women, but by adding shows like Dali and the Cocky Prince, it is also keeping the magic of the old ones alive. We have listed down some of the best Kdramas on Netflix from each genre so that you can pick what you want to watch.

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We have picked the best Kdrama from some of the most popular and exciting genres that are available on Netflix.

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Goblin: The Lonely and Great God

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Melodrama

Director: Lee Eung Bok

Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook  

To confine a masterpiece such as Goblin: The Lonely and Great God to a particular genre is disrespectful. But we have got to do what we have got to do. The Kdrama is equal parts thrilling and hilarious as it is romantic and melodramatic.

The layered plot of Goblin boils down to Kim Shin, who is a Goblin bestowed with immortality and other supernatural powers. When he was alive during the Goryeo era, he was a military general so loved that even the King shook in his boots. He would emerge a winner no matter who his opponent in the war is. His soldiers as well as the civilians loved him dearly.

However, the king saw him as a threat and ordered him to kill himself. The sword that he fought with tirelessly trying to protect his king in the end was the one that stabbed him in his heart. Towards his tragic demise, Kim Shin is bestowed with a gift and a curse. He has to continue living as he watches every person that he loved pass away. The only one who can help is the Goblin’s bride, Ji Eun Tak, a high schooler with a chubby smile and a scarf around her neck. You can watch this magnificent Kdrama on Netflix.

Law School

Genres: Law, Mystery, Crime

Director: Kim Seok Yoon

Screenwriter: Seo In

This Kdrama starring Kim Myung Min (Six Flying Dragons), Kim Bum (Boys Over Flowers), Ryu Hye Young (Reply 1998), and Lee Jung Eun (Juvenile Justice) is a winner in its genre. Set inside the most prestigious law school in the country, this Netflix Kdrama follows the murder of a professor inside university premises.

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While Yang Jong Hoon a sassy criminal law professor becomes the prime suspect, the students are also not very clean. The whodunnit style of the series will have you on the edge of your seat. You can watch or download Law School on Netflix.

Crash Landing On You

Genre: Romance

Director: Lee Jeong Hyo

Screenwriter: Park Ji Eun

This Kdrama will forever remain iconic. The sixteen-part series starring Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin in lead roles sore to popularity with its release on Netflix during the pandemic. Moreover, the lead couple getting married in real life after they fell in love during the filming of the Kdrama made it a fairytale that we do not want to forget. Additionally, the plot follows an intelligent South Korean chaebol who meets with an accident while she was testing paragliding gears literally crash landing into North Korea.

For more context, a Crash landing or landing of any sort into North Korea without proper legal procedures is a big no-no. A kind soldier helps her find her way back home. Will they get their happily ever after? You can find out by watching the Kdrama on Netflix.

SKY Castle

Genre: Dark Academia, mystery, psychological thriller

Screenwriter: Yoo Hyun Mi

Director: Jo Hyun Taek

Brilliant, gripping, satirical, SKY Castle is one of the best Kdramas on Netflix. Over the course of twenty episodes, this series follows the families in an elite neighborhood by the name of SKY Castle. It is the home ground of wealthy doctors and professors. However, parents in the neighborhood are obsessed with their children’s education.

The Kdrama brings to life the saying “children are a parents report card.” They will go to any lengths to get their child into a prestigious university so that they can feel mighty at every gathering. When Lee Soo Im, a writer moves in, seeing stressed out kids baffles her. The toxicity and pressure of the education system are highlighted in this Kdrama, making it a must-watch on Netflix.

Sweet Home

Genre: Horror

Director: Lee Eung Bok

Screenwriter: Kim Hyung Min

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Adapted from Kim Kan Bi’s and Hang Young Chan’s popular webtoon, Sweet Home is a horror Kdrama that will leave your mind blown. The series consists of ten episodes and follows Cha Hyun Soo as he moves into a new apartment after the death of his family. Horrifying and mysterious incidents start happening throughout Korea, however, Cha Hyun remains unharmed.

Horror meets survival show stars brilliant actors such as Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Sii Young, Lee Do Hyun, Kim Nam Hee, Go Min Si, Yoon Ji Su, Park Yu Mi, Ahn Gil Seop, and Han Du Sik. It is one of the best Kdramas on Netflix.

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Which, according to you is the best Kdrama on Netflix? Let us know in the comments down below.

                                                                                                

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Aliza Siddiqui

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Meet Aliza Siddiqui, a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. Her love affair with Hollywood began with Anne Hathaway and The Princess Diaries, but it was the thrilling climax of Don’t Look Up that cemented her infatuation with the industry and its filmmaking. Aliza's journey into entertainment reporting began with her time at Otakukart, where she wrote over a thousand articles.

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